The approach for the gross internal floor areas for all new homes to be required to meet or exceed the nationally described residential space standard or its successor is now a standard requirement, and Taylor Wimpey house types are all compliant with this requirement.
The policy also states that ‘new homes will be required to be Building Regulations M4(2) ‘accessible and adaptable’ dwellings’ and that ‘5% of affordable homes on new developments that include 20 or more affordable homes will be required to be Building Regulations M4(3) ‘wheelchair user’ dwellings, to be provided as Building Regulations M4(3)(a) ‘wheelchair adaptable’ dwellings unless the Council has identified a need for Building Regulations M4(3)(b) ‘wheelchair accessible’ dwellings’. Taylor Wimpey are supportive of this requirement which accords with their standard house types.